2. 1 May 2009 is the appointed day for the coming into force of the following provisions of the 2004 Act—
(a)Sections 1 to 12;
(b)Section 13 (insofar as it relates to the acquisition of land in Wales by the Welsh Ministers)(1);
(c)Sections 14 and 15.
Powers under section 245A of the Highways Act 1980 (1980 c. 66) were transferred to the National Assembly by virtue of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672). The powers of the National Assembly for Wales were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by virtue of paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (2006 c. 32).